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Originally Posted by ctorg
dola,
It seems to me that if a young player has a natural athleticism, he should be able to learn just about any position. I mean, players in the low minors learn new and unrelated positions all the time, moving from catcher to outfield to second base over a couple of years depending on what the organization wants to do with them. There may be a position they are best at, but I think most players can learn to become decent at any position if they learn it early enough. Learning a new position probably becomes more difficult over time, but almost any 19-year-old should be able to learn how to play LF or 1B with a reasonable level of skill.
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What's a reasonable level of skill? If you mean "well enough to not embarass himself in the majors" I think you're wrong. I don't think anyone should be able to move to any position just because they're 19. There are high school players who are first basemen because they don't have the range to play anywhere else. There are outfielders who simply don't have the reaction time or hands to play the infield well (or even adequately).